Brake Light Bar on Cybertruck Prototype! [7/2/23 Photos] + Good Look Against Model Y Size

[ModelAZ]

Rear brake light bar visible on this prototype spotted in Fremont!

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[Ogre]

Love the low suspension look every time I see it. Just sporty.

 

[cvalue13]

No tripple ambers

which would be required in that location, and almost certainly would not be on a separate power supply from that main light (and there’s no tripple gap visible)

 

[Mushadd]

No tripple ambers

which would be required in that location, and almost certainly would not be on a separate power supply from that main light (and there’s no tripple gap visible)

ambers are forward facing. Red is for rear facing. So triple reds.

 

[cvalue13]

ambers are forward facing. Red is for rear facing. So triple reds.

yes that

 

[Albern]

Of all the functions to fret over it supposedly being missing, the middle brake light was one of the strangest. It was already present on at least 1 of the 2 trucks at CyberRodeo.

Per FMVSS does this count as the 3rd brake light (CHMSL)? I thought that was supposed to be mounted much higher. My guess is if this is not the CHMSL, it'll be located on the rearward bottom of the second row glass roof.

P.S. To me this is the nicest version of CT we've seen so far. The tire size is just right (315s vs. the current narrower ones) and it had the driver's display.

 

[cvalue13]

Per FMVSS does this count as the 3rd brake light (CHMSL)? I thought that was supposed to be mounted much higher. My guess is if this is not the CHMSL, it'll be located on the rearward bottom of the second row glass roof.

the third break light is I believe to be mounted “as high as is practicable” under the regs

with the CT’s construction, and built in tonneau, I think the tailgate could be justified as being as high as practicable

in any event, I’m not imagining where else it could go

and on prior betas the break light was in this tail light cluster

wish the photos above had caught the truck breaking!

 

[Albern]

the third break light is I believe to be mounted “as high as is practicable” under the regs

with the CT’s construction, and built in tonneau, I think the tailgate could be justified as being as high as practicable

in any event, I’m not imagining where else it could go

and on prior betas the break light was in this tail light cluster

wish the photos above had caught the truck breaking!

I thought that CHMSL has to be as high up as well as on a fixed surface? Maybe this is one of those things that is more a guideline rather than hard specification.

Look a few seconds at the start of the video (after CT passes the white post in the foreground) and just half-way through - you can see the truck braking in both instances.

 

[Sirfun]

the third break light is I believe to be mounted “as high as is practicable” under the regs

with the CT’s construction, and built in tonneau, I think the tailgate could be justified as being as high as practicable

in any event, I’m not imagining where else it could go

and on prior betas the break light was in this tail light cluster

wish the photos above had caught the truck breaking!

Please tell me you meant Braking. Not breaking!!

 

[cvalue13]

Please tell me you meant Braking. Not breaking!!

yes, using this app on the iPhone, the autofill plus my dyslexia for homophones reeks hammock

 

[cvalue13]

Look a few seconds at the start of the video (after CT passes the white post in the foreground) and just half-way through - you can see the truck braking in both instances.

oh yes, in that video I’ve seen the brake light - but that’s one of the earlier prototypes, and in fact I think this very video may be the last time we’ve seen the tailgate bar and brake light

I thought that CHMSL has to be as high up as well as on a fixed surface? Maybe this is one of those things that is more a guideline rather than hard specification.

that’s exactly the question - how the CT stays compliant if someone is driving with the tailgate down. Because I’m not sure it needs to be on a fixed surface (see eg brake lights on SUV rear hatches) so much as be reasonable somehow

with an SUV, people sort of rarely drive with the hatch up

pickups are another matter, tailgate-wisw

and why I wish the photos in OP has caught this pre-production prototype with its brake light on

 

[kbolt]

Since I just spent 9 hours with a tow hitch on my MY and will spend another 6 tomorrow the CT can't come soon enough. Looks great next to each other.

 

[CyberGus]

Please tell me you meant Braking. Not breaking!!

 

[CyberGus]

with the CT’s construction, and built in tonneau, I think the tailgate could be justified as being as high as practicable

The DeLorean would need a roof rack and 2-foot riser to get a brake light that high

 

[Huntsman]

Cut copied & pasted from Petersen video - no cyclops brake light in operation on this version

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